Zhoushan, 8 Aug (Zhongxin Net) -- On a summer island night, the sky is full of stars, and the sound of insects around is accompanied by the sound of the waves. In Putuo Qingshizi, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, as the first meteor pierced the sky, long-awaited stargazers watched the beautiful landscape through observation equipment.
A view of Zhoushan "Sea of Stars". Photo by Zhou Yu
"The meteor blinks away, and seeing the meteor so close makes people feel like they are in a fairy tale world, and nature is really beautiful." Qi Jiawen, a local student, said.
This is the silhouette of the "Sea of Stars" project launched by Zhoushan, the "city of a thousand islands".
As we all know, Zhoushan, with 2085,<> islands, is known as the "city of a thousand islands", with a vast sea area and many islands, with "net red" attractions such as Putuo Mountain, Dongji Island, and Flower and Bird Island, and is stepping out of the unique scenery of the island with tourism product characteristics, tourism resource agglomeration and international service standards.
In May 2022, the city launched the implementation of the "Sea of Stars" plan, focusing on the unique geographical space of the city's coastal coastline, and committed to creating a number of marine landscape facilities, cultural identification projects, and high-quality cultural tourism industry projects, so as to realize "beads into chains, chains into belts, and strings into rings", forming a new pattern of integrated development of cultural tourism industry and integration and symbiosis of urban coastal coastlines.
It is true that Zhoushan has unique astronomical stargazing conditions, so why does a sea of stars allow more people to "get close"?
Recently, with the support of the United Front Work Department of the Zhoushan Municipal Party Committee, the Zhoushan Municipal Committee of the Jiusan Society, together with the Zhoushan Science and Technology Association and the Zhoushan Astronomical Society, launched a series of activities entitled "The Stars and the Sea, the River of the River", through regular astronomical academic forums, to promote exchanges and cooperation between professional astronomers and amateur astronomical enthusiasts, implant astronomical elements into the soul of urban development, and promote the vigorous development of astronomical science.
The scene of the popular science lecture of astronomical experts on "The Sea of Stars and the River of One Heart". Photo courtesy of the United Front Work Department of the Zhoushan Municipal Party Committee
Chen Kangxiang, full-time deputy chairman of the Zhoushan Municipal Committee of the Jiusan Society, said that the main purpose of carrying out astronomical science popularization activities is to guide children to actively explore the mysterious universe, plant the seeds of love of science in their hearts, and light up wisdom and dreams, "Next, we will continue to explore multi-channel scientific communication channels, and continue to use astronomical science popularization resources to fully show young people the beauty of the universe, the beauty of the starry sky and the beauty of science." ”
Ji Haisheng, researcher and doctoral supervisor of the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said that the Zhoushan Islands are dotted with stars and are an excellent place for stargazing science popularization.
Ji Haisheng believes that astronomy research is a basic science involving human survival and development, with the development of China's astronomical cause, it will further promote China's economic and social development, better serve the production and life of the masses, "our understanding of the universe and life will be further deepened, and the road of human beings to the sea of stars will become more and more solid and broad." ”
Summer starry sky in Zhoushan Daqing Mountain. Photo courtesy of Puzhu Management Committee
In fact, in Zhoushan, there has always been no shortage of stargazing enthusiasts. The city also has an asteroid named after the city, "Zhoushan Star".
According to reports, it is the asteroid number 1981 discovered by the Purple Mountain Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 4925, and is also named "Zhoushan Star". This asteroid also made the name of the city of Zhoushan enter the vast universe, embedded in the stars of space.
With the popularity of slow island life, island tourism products with different styles have attracted more and more people's attention. With the popularity of traditional popular island tourism projects, many people are turning their attention to the emerging niche project - stargazing.
"At present, our stargazing tourism is in the embryonic stage of rapid growth, and in recent years, more and more people have participated in stargazing and stargazing activities in Zhoushan, and a wave of 'stargazing fever' is emerging." Chen Kangxiang said that the threshold for stargazing is not high, and astronomy is also not an "unattainable" discipline, "'Close-up' view of the sea of stars, Zhoushan welcomes everyone." ”
Now, after more than a year of exploration and practice, the "Sea of Stars" project has begun to show results. In Zhoushan, a coastal strip containing the ideal life style of the island "stargazing, moon viewing, and looking at the sea" is unfolding in front of everyone. (End)